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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 JULY 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, GHANA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, ICELAND, INDIA, ITALY, KENYA, KOREA, LATVIA, LIBERIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SLOVAKIA, SOMALIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE AND ZAMBIA THE REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE (SECTION A: COST-OF- LIVING; SECTION B: OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE; SECTION C: EXCHANGE RATES, SECTION D: NO CHANGES BASED ON REVIEW); THEREFORE, A COUNTRY/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (DZ) ALGERIA COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA 160 N/C , 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, N/C 025 COUNTRY: (BS) BAHAMAS None COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL Page 1 of 14

2 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 036, 053, 073, N/C 003, 025, 029, 044, , 037, 076, , 081, , 089 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 124 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA , 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS 106 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Page 2 of 14

3 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA , 010, 035, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, N/C 015, N/C 140, N/C N/C N/C 177 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 178 N/C 003, N/C 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU , 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES 116 N/C 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA 134 N/C N/C COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 174 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 102 N/C 999 Page 3 of 14

4 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY 102 None N/C 003 None N/C 007, N/C 001 COUNTRY: (ZM) ZAMBIA Page 4 of 14

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: NOTE: FOR MOST COUNTRIES, OHA TABLES ARE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL CURRENCY. ALL CURRENCY CHANGES ARE REPORTED IN SECTION C. COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ BRAZIL: BR RIO DE JANEIRO (INCL DUQUE DE CAXIAS) 005 N/C N/C N/C N/C BRAZIL: BR RIO DE JANEIRO (INCL DUQUE DE CAXIAS) N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 5 of 14

6 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER Page 6 of 14

7 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ , X GHANA GH GHANA COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER Page 7 of 14

8 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Utility Allowance revised to Rupee COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY Utility Allowance revised to 1010 Euro COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 8 of 14

9 COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS Utility Allowance revised to 625 Euro COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 9 of 14

10 COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN SPAIN: ES CADIZ 005 SAME AS ROTA ROTA N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER Page 10 of 14

11 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER Page 11 of 14

12 SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: FROM TO ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BELARUS BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC EGYPT GHANA GUATEMALA HONDURAS ICELAND KENYA KOREA LIBERIA NORWAY PAPUA NEW GUINEA PERU PHILIPPINES RUSSIA SOMALIA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE ZAMBIA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 12 of 14

13 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bangladesh based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA Effective 01 July 2014, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Korea based on data review. COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Liberia based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (TT) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Effective 01 July 2014, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Trinidad and Tobago based on data review. Page 13 of 14

14 POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM TWO OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DTMO) AND THE DTMO WEBSITE ( THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA EITHER MODE MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD ACCESS THE DATA THROUGH THEIR NORMAL FINANCE CENTER ORGANIZATION OR PARENT AGENCY. 2. WHERE PRACTICAL, ONLY LOCALITIES WHICH WERE REVIEWED ARE LISTED. LOCALITIES NOT LISTED REMAIN UNCHANGED. NO LISTING IS DELETED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. 3. COST-OF-LIVING AND OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA) CHANGE CODE SYMBOLS ARE: 'D' (CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA), N (NO CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA) AND 'X' (CHANGES BASED ON A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENT) 4. DATA CHANGES TO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF RETAIL PRICE SCHEDULES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR FROM COMMANDS. 5. DATA CHANGES TO OHA RENTAL ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF DFAS FINANCE CENTER DATA AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM COMMANDS; CHANGES TO UTILITY/RECURRING MAINTENANCE AND TO MOVE-IN HOUSING (MIHA)/MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF HOUSING SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY PERSONNEL. Page 14 of 14